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LESE MAJESTE Reform petition heads to parliament
28/05/2012 : A group seeking to amend the lese majeste law plans to submit a petition to the House Speaker tomorrow.
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Salakjit set to snare Chiang Rai PAO chair
28/05/2012 : The wife of former House speaker Yongyuth Tiyaphairat was clearly ahead last night to win the election for Chiang Rai provincial administration organisation (PAO) chairman.
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CDA poll will favour govt, Democrats say
09/04/2012 : The government is trying to control the proposed constitution drafting assembly (CDA) and create a charter that will weaken people's rights, the Democrat Party says.
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Pheu Thai aims for amnesty bill in Aug
09/04/2012 : The Pheu Thai Party is looking ahead to proposing so-called reconciliation laws, including granting an amnesty to political offenders, in August, party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said.
Bombers on B1 million incentives
08/04/2012 : Separatist militants who make car bombs and launch successful attacks in the deep South receive a one-million-baht bonus for their work, a southern intelligence agency says.
10,000 red shirts rally to Thaksin
08/04/2012 : About 10,000 red shirts from the lower Northeast have confirmed they will join the trip to meet former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Siem Reap in Cambodia during the Songkran holiday, Theppanom Namlee, a red shirt leader in Surin province, said.
PT to push for amnesty law
08/04/2012 : Draft legislation, which may be called an amnesty bill, aimed at bringing about reconciliation, is expected to be forwarded to the House in August or September when parliament next sits, Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said.

Thaksin denies courting separatists
08/04/2012 : HONG KONG : Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has vehemently denied the Democrat Party's accusation that he held secret talks with southern rebel leaders.
Charter draft tops agenda
07/04/2012 : A joint sitting of parliament will begin two days of deliberations of the second reading of the constitutional amendment draft on Tuesday, says Parliament President Somsak Kiatsuranond.

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Tarit in a sea of circling sharks
07/04/2012 : The Department of Special Investigation is often accused of favouring whichever parties hold the reins of power.
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Riot-hit firms to get up to B1m compo
07/04/2012 : Businesses affected by the 2010 political violence but not covered by insurance will be offered compensation of up to one million baht each, the Rights and Liberties Protection Department said.
New royal honour for PM
06/04/2012 : His Majesty the King has bestowed the Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant on Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
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